Using different wallpapers on different virtual desktops
Enlightenment allows the user to specify different wallpapers (including animated ones) for different virtual desktops; Apart of being fun, it's extremely satisfying if you use the "fade" transition. One could even argue that specific backgrounds for specific virtual locations helps the end-user to organize his work...
Procedure
Access to this feature is of the utmost simplicity for the GUI-minded user:
- click on your desktop, or on your e_menu, go to configuration > wallpaper,
- click the "advanced" tab in the pop-up window, unless you previously configured E17 to always display "advanced" features of configs,
- select "this desktop" instead of the default "all desktop" in the right - lower area of the pop-up,
- if needed, un-tick the use theme wallpaper box.
- Select your wallpaper either among original, downloaded .edj files or your own graphic stuff with either the personal or system tick-boxes or the Picture... button to choose from. Any of your own graphic files will be automatically imported by E17 as .edj into ~/.e/e/backgrounds & will fill the personal list.
Notes:
- The configuration of this desktop as opposed to all desktop is non-permanent (Bug or feature?), you'll have to reselect this desktop if you close the Wallpaper configuration window. Easiest workaround is to do it all one shot: simply define the desired wallpaper on one virtual screen, click apply then drag the configuration window to the next screen & repeat procedure.
- To make the advanced config selector permanent, go to menu > configuration > configuration panel, select advanced on the left pane of the configuration window, and select advanced mode.
- Supported filetypes are at least .png & .jpg.
- Unlike E16, you do not need to copy yourself files into the /.e/e/backgrounds folder, E17 features a file browser on the upper right corner allowing you to browse either your personal images or downloaded .edj ready-made wallpapers.
- Ready-made .edj files and themes can be downloaded from http://www.get-e.org . They feature animated ones, too !
ToDo
- Assess the this screen feature with multiple monitors
- Fill the list of supported graphic files compatibility: .gif, .xpm, .tiff, .raw,... ?
- Check the use wallpaper Theme tick box, how is it being overridden by the wallpaper selection.
This chapter checked, tried & tested; certified correct & true on Fedora7 "dider" repositories build of E17 Snapshot 2007/08/27
